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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 03:35 AM
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This makes no sense to me. The owner of this 1994 25th Anniversary Edition Trans Am decided to have center cap decals made that said "27th" edition Trans Am rather than 25th.

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I don't get why they think it's a 27th edition? The Firebird was released in 1967, and the Trans Am model was released in 1969. 1994-1969=25... What do they think Pontiac didn't know how to do math? Technically, yes, the Firebird model was 27 years old that year.. but not the Trans Am. I'm just confused, am I missing something?

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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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figures. only on a T/A!
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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That guy is a friggen Idiot
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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maybe its the 27th production trans am of 94?
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by blindxeyed
Technically, yes, the Firebird model was 27 years old that year.. but not the Trans Am.
Technically, it was the 28th year of production in 1994.

1967=1
1968=2
1969=3
1970=4
1971=5
1972=6
1973=7
1974=8
1975=9
1976=10
1977=11
1978=12
1979=13
1980=14
1981=15
1982=16
1983=17
1984=18
1985=19
1986=20
1987=21
1988=22
1989=23
1990=24
1991=25
1992=26
1993=27
1994=28
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
Technically, it was the 28th year of production in 1994.

1967=1
1968=2
1969=3
1970=4
1971=5
1972=6
1973=7
1974=8
1975=9
1976=10
1977=11
1978=12
1979=13
1980=14
1981=15
1982=16
1983=17
1984=18
1985=19
1986=20
1987=21
1988=22
1989=23
1990=24
1991=25
1992=26
1993=27
1994=28
In that logic.. When I was born I immediately turned 1 year old, and instead of being 21, I'm 22. You can't count the year it was introduced, because it isn't a year old.
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Originally Posted by blindxeyed
In that logic.. When I was born I immediately turned 1 year old, and instead of being 21, I'm 22. You can't count the year it was introduced, because it isn't a year old.
But there was a model that existed in 1967. By going by the anniversary, the manufacturer is basically saying that a car didn't the first year of its production. I think they should go by model years rather than age.

I was just joking around anyway I was trying to be as weird as the guy that made up his only anniversary edition. I saw one a few years ago at the Trans Am Nationals that the owner actually had 27th Anniversary Decals made for the doors that mimicked the '94 door decals.
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May it was the 27th car built with the 25th Anniversary package?
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
maybe its the 27th production trans am of 94?
Originally Posted by WS64Mula
May it was the 27th car built with the 25th Anniversary package?
beat ya to it....kinda
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Dont make things tougher than they are.

I know the car and owner....it is a 96, not a 94....thats why it has 27th on the center caps. They have adopted a 25th Aniv style to it (with some very unique differences.) So its "#1 of 1" 27th Aniv edition.
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Originally Posted by 97ramsst
Dont make things tougher than they are.

The car is a 96, not a 94....thats why it has 27th on the center caps. They have adpoted a 25th Aniv style to it (with some unique differences.) So its "#1 of 1" 27th Aniv edition.
You know.. that actually would make more sense lol. Nice thinking there.
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Originally Posted by blindxeyed
You know.. that actually would make more sense lol. Nice thinking there.
The car is done well enough if you didnt know the difference you would think it was a factory 25th Aniv car. But if you notice the stripes on it they checker boarded like the 35th LE Camaro SS. Its a very well done car.
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Isnt bad looking...http://www.z28.com/events/G12/Saturday/DSC_0029.JPG
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Here is a picture of it from the show this past weekend...I just noticed she (yeah, it belongs to a girl...her husband has a very nice IROC with a LT1 in it) took those center caps off. I guess she got tired of having to explain what the "27th" meant.

Its a really nice car:

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Originally Posted by 97ramsst
Here is a picture of it from the show this past weekend...I just noticed she (yeah, it belongs to a girl...her husband has a very nice IROC with a LT1 in it) took those center caps off. I guess she got tired of having to explain what the "27th" meant.

Its a really nice car:

That is a clean LT1
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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Wow that is a great looking LT1 car.
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i love that theme, every white/blue anniversary t/a from any year.
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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Was it an original 25th car?
Maybe it was a '96 clone of a 25th?
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